Harold Name Popularity

How popular is Harold?

The less frequently given name Harold was the 797th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 1000 contender has enjoyed a rank in the top 1000 since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began keeping records.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #12 for the first time in 1915 and as recently as 1921.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1924 with 14,151 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Harold in any given year was 108 in 1883.

Approximately during the years 1883-1896, 1897-1900, and 1901-1920, the name Harold took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1928-1933, 1955-1967, 1968-1978, 1979-1983, 1990-1994, and 2006-2009.

Where is the name Harold popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at an extremely low point when compared to its most popular year.

Harold's popularity has been moving downward for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Harold has risen.

The name Harold is used by only a select few but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Harold is very rarely used as a given name.

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Harold (Girl)

Harold (Boy)

Year

%

No. of Babies Given Name

Popul. Rank

No. of Babies Given Name

Popul. Rank

2018

< 5

--

281

797

2017

< 5

--

285

799

2016

< 5

--

287

802

2015

< 5

--

283

809

2014

< 5

--

272

829

2013

< 5

--

234

889

2012

< 5

--

260

837

2011

< 5

--

256

840

2010

< 5

--

304

746

2009

< 5

--

265

827

2008

< 5

--

311

736

2007

< 5

--

350

681

2006

< 5

--

356

650

2005

< 5

--

349

627

2004

6

14,805

350

613

2003

< 5

--

343

611

2002

< 5

--

363

588

2001

< 5

--

377

556

2000

< 5

--

406

538

1999

< 5

--

413

514

1998

< 5

--

407

514

1997

< 5

--

433

491

1996

< 5

--

508

442

1995

< 5

--

519

441

1994

< 5

--

518

440

1993

< 5

--

602

381

1992

7

10,884

664

355

1991

< 5

--

683

355

1990

< 5

--

771

324

1989

6

11,328

783

305

1988

9

7,932

801

290

1987

8

8,256

803

273

1986

9

7,329

803

270

1985

12

5,776

858

259

1984

5

10,989

861

254

1983

7

8,339

939

240

1982

12

5,658

1,044

225

1981

14

5,057

1,099

223

1980

12

5,645

1,191

207

1979

9

6,895

1,248

195

1978

13

5,019

1,242

190

1977

15

4,495

1,437

167

1976

15

4,210

1,439

162

1975

18

3,678

1,589

153

1974

12

4,815

1,680

146

1973

8

6,278

1,811

140

1972

21

3,101

2,036

132

1971

24

2,894

2,388

130

1970

20

3,241

2,725

122

1969

19

3,133

2,767

117

1968

19

2,996

2,834

108

1967

19

2,902

2,958

104

1966

15

3,307

3,322

99

1965

29

2,220

3,540

99

1964

13

3,763

3,877

98

1963

16

3,227

4,097

95

1962

14

3,490

4,230

95

1961

23

2,568

4,439

94

1960

27

2,263

4,677

92

1959

23

2,423

4,939

87

1958

15

3,150

5,142

84

1957

28

2,084

5,750

74

1956

24

2,281

5,955

72

1955

28

2,036

6,089

63

1954

24

2,205

6,346

60

1953

25

2,092

6,585

56

1952

19

2,443

6,958

51

1951

15

2,733

7,174

46

1950

22

2,078

7,219

45

1949

20

2,237

7,813

42

1948

24

1,973

8,143

36

1947

25

1,964

8,902

35

1946

35

1,490

8,370

33

1945

23

1,769

7,524

28

1944

28

1,557

7,978

27

1943

25

1,721

8,664

27

1942

26

1,643

8,582

27

1941

35

1,300

8,103

24

1940

35

1,256

8,078

23

1939

25

1,526

8,300

23

1938

30

1,354

8,559

23

1937

36

1,208

8,549

21

1936

28

1,397

8,629

21

1935

42

1,078

9,166

20

1934

37

1,176

9,925

18

1933

40

1,108

9,544

18

1932

61

903

10,427

18

1931

63

869

10,692

18

1930

69

863

11,660

18

1929

98

708

11,672

16

1928

91

745

12,681

14

1927

99

725

13,230

14

1926

91

762

13,311

14

1925

86

797

13,596

14

1924

81

835

14,151

13

1923

58

981

13,875

13

1922

62

947

13,593

13

1921

75

853

13,811

12

1920

66

895

13,678

12

1919

71

831

12,021

13

1918

50

1,023

12,185

13

1917

61

890

11,194

12

1916

35

1,216

10,698

13

1915

44

1,004

10,444

12

1914

38

962

7,563

14

1913

25

1,102

6,157

13

1912

20

1,190

5,102

13

1911

11

1,491

2,448

16

1910

12

1,374

1,909

18

1909

10

1,408

1,725

16

1908

9

1,478

1,542

17

1907

7

1,716

1,452

17

1906

7

1,627

1,330

17

1905

8

1,470

1,258

20

1904

< 5

--

1,186

20

1903

< 5

--

1,065

20

1902

6

1,685

1,077

19

1901

< 5

--

915

21

1900

7

1,637

1,246

20

1899

5

1,706

914

19

1898

< 5

--

963

22

1897

8

1,205

860

21

1896

6

1,488

862

23

1895

9

1,158

753

29

1894

< 5

--

690

32

1893

6

1,342

566

34

1892

< 5

--

583

37

1891

< 5

--

419

42

1890

< 5

--

408

47

1889

< 5

--

340

57

1888

< 5

--

298

70

1887

< 5

--

279

61

1886

< 5

--

224

78

1885

< 5

--

201

82

1884

< 5

--

191

85

1883

< 5

--

108

117

1882

< 5

--

127

115

1881

< 5

--

120

106

1880

< 5

--

113

116

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.